Railroad-tie



E. H. SPIERS.

RAILROAD THE.

APPLICATION man JUNE 18. 1920.

' 1,355,707. Patented Oct.12,1920.

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INVENTOR.

I I" ATTORNEY. v

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE- EDGAR HERBERT SFIERS, 0 CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE, ASSIG-N'OR oE ONE-HALF '10 HENRY ELLIS JOHNSON, OF CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE.

' RAILROAD-TIE.

Application filed une'is 1920. 'seriaimi. 389,938.

To all whomit may concern Be it known that I, EDGAR HERBERT SPIE'RS,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Chattanooga, in the county of Hamilton and State of Tennessee, have" invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railroad- Ties; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such' as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive and eflicient tie for use in connection withand designed to support railway rails and having improved cushioning means whereby the rails may be effectively secured thereon against accidental displacement incident to lateral strain applied thereto by the rolling stock, and with this object in view the invention consists in a construction and combination of parts of which a preferredembodiment is shown in the drawings, wherein: v

Figure 1 is a perspectlveview of a tie embodying the invention showing short sec/ block.

Fig. 6 is a similar view of one of "the retainer plates. Fig. 7 is a the tie.

The body portion 10 of the tie'preferably consists of a channel iron of a depth sufficient to receive a substantial amount of ballast to secure the firm and stable anchoring thereof in the roadbed, and arranged in the cavity or channel thereof, adjacent to its ends are the filler blocks 12, preferably secured by means of rivets 13 extending through openings in the base of the body member 10, said blocks being provided with vertical openings 14 forming seats in which arelocated wedge blocks 15. One end of eachof the seats is cross sectionally angular as indicated at 16 for the reception of the wedge member and the innersurface of the Fig. 5 is a similar view of the wedge fr'agmental top plan view: of

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented 0017. 12, 1920.

wedge member'is concaved to complement the main portion of the wall of the seat to provide-a horizontally cylindrical opening in the bottom of which is arranged a cushionin-g member '17 of wood or the like.

The rail 18' is secured in place by" means of a clamp 19 having the separable members 19 and 19 constructed at their upper ends to receive and-engage the opposite portions of the rail'foot or base, and combining in their body portion to form a cylindrical.

in the seat, after .which the wedge member should be introduced and forced downward to lock the members of the clamp in engaging relation with the rail and also against rotation 1n the seat, the rotary adjustment of the clamps serving to provide for an' ac? curate alinement of the rails notwithstanding a slight divergence from a truly transverse position which may be occupied by the tie. V

In connection with each filler block and adapted for engagement with the wedge member carried thereby, is a retaining plate 20 secured by a screw or bolt 21 to the block and terminally'arranged in overlapping relation with the wedge, so that the latter may be secured in its adjusted position in look ing relation with the members of the rail engaging clamp. V

Having thus described the invention, what Iclaim is;

1. A railway tie having axially vertical cylindrical seats and related'laterally invading wedge blocks complementing the seats, rail clamps having cylindrical body portions fitted in said seats and held in adjusted angular relations therewith by; said wedge blocks,'and means for securing the wedges in their clamp locking positions.

2. A railway tie having axially vertical cylindrical seats and related laterally invading wedge blocks complementing said seats, cylindrical rail clamps fitted in said seats'and each consisting of separable complemental members held in rail clamping position and in adjusted angular relation with the tie by. means of said wedges, and means for securing the wedges in their clamp locking positions.

3, A railway tie having a channeled body portion provided with terminal filler blocks having axially vertical cylindrical seats, wedge blocks movably mounted in said seats and having concaved inner surfaces complementing the 'walls of the seats, cylindrical clamps each having separable members for engaging the foot of a rail and held portion and provided with axially vertical clamps, fitted respectively in said seats, and each consisting of separable members for engagement respectively with the opposite,

edges of-a rail base, and held in such engaging. position by the walls of the seats in which said clamps are fitted, and removable retainer plates for securing said wedge blocks in their adjusted position.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses;

, EDGAR HERBERT SPIERS. Witnesses: i

C. C. BRIGGS, J. F. VAN Nnss. 

